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is this the way to keep america safe sending back prisoners to yemen who might turn around and become part of an organization becoming more robust there? >> we're going to make sure we don't put american security at risk whether in yemen or here in the united states but we need to make sure that we are a country of laws and maintain that standard so that we are able to treat these individuals the w they should be treated, prosecute them if we have the information available, transfer them back, but make sure if transferred back the countries take the appropriate steps to safeguard us and them. >> republicans have been critical of this president. and accuse him of returning to a pre-9/11 mentality, lax in the face of terror, of essentially letting america's guard down. former vice president dick cheney said this past week. how do you respond? >> i'm disappointed in the vice president's comments. i'm neither a republican or a democrat. i worked for the past five administration. either the vice president is willfully miss characterizing this president's position both in terms of language
is this the way to keep america safe sending back prisoners to yemen who might turn around and become part of an organization becoming more robust there? >> we're going to make sure we don't put american security at risk whether in yemen or here in the united states but we need to make sure that we are a country of laws and maintain that standard so that we are able to treat these individuals the w they should be treated, prosecute them if we have the information available, transfer them...
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whether there was information about a threat his son made about america. that information should have been knitted up together with the prior electronic intercept that talks about a nigerian being involved in a christmas airplane attack. >> this goes to the question of bureaucratic bloat. one of the issues i keep hearing when i talk to intelligence officials is they feel there were more entities added on after the 9/11 commission made recommendations and none taken away. there are more people working in the community. there are more bits of intelligence coming in. maybe it needs streamlining. my question to you, fran, because you worked in this community, did the 9/11 commission recommendations fail? >> i will tell you i actually think the execution of those agencies failed in this instance. i supported the recommendations and was actually responsible for their implementation. could the office of the dni, the executive office be smaller? probably. i have to tell you more people devoted to putting the dots together and collecting additional dots is a good t
whether there was information about a threat his son made about america. that information should have been knitted up together with the prior electronic intercept that talks about a nigerian being involved in a christmas airplane attack. >> this goes to the question of bureaucratic bloat. one of the issues i keep hearing when i talk to intelligence officials is they feel there were more entities added on after the 9/11 commission made recommendations and none taken away. there are more...
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we are spending a lot more in some parts of america than in other parts. the people do not seem to be healthier. something weird is going on there. even have lobbying pressure. you could have organized groups. -- you can have lobbying pressure. when a problem exists and enough people are pointing to it, the elite this course will change. a couple of years ago, i have the privilege of giving a talk at the miller center about some of this research. i talked about the need for more evidence and some of the problems. it was a challenging talk. this was maybe four or five years ago. many people in the room had not heard about the issue that medical evidence was a problem. there were a lot of physicians in the room that were resisting the idea there was a problem. i think that has changed. among the well-educated public, there has been a recognition that this is a problem. we have a hard time going from agenda setting to actually solving the problem. lobbyists have the most influence where laws are written. that is very hard to overcome. >> i am a faculty member
we are spending a lot more in some parts of america than in other parts. the people do not seem to be healthier. something weird is going on there. even have lobbying pressure. you could have organized groups. -- you can have lobbying pressure. when a problem exists and enough people are pointing to it, the elite this course will change. a couple of years ago, i have the privilege of giving a talk at the miller center about some of this research. i talked about the need for more evidence and...
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i mean, america itself is hope. hope comes from our ability within our bodies to just keep saying, i know i can do it. i know i can do it. it is like the little train that could try to get over the mountain. i think i can. i think i can. i think i can. we have to keep telling ourself that we can never give up hope. we tell cancer patients the minute they give up hope, all of a sudden things start quickening, things move in on them and the disease becomes far more difficult to remove. glenn: have we reached a place, a dangerous place to where -- because, as i spoke to this swom, she said, you know, where is mine? where is mine? i said, you have never -- i remember my mother teaching me life isn't fair. nobody has promised you wealth or anything else, but you are meant to be happy. >> that's right. glenn: it's easy for you, a billionaire, to be -- for people to say, well, it's easy for him to be happy. you're a billionaire. what is the secret here, jon? >> well, i don't know that i can give a secret, but i will say th
i mean, america itself is hope. hope comes from our ability within our bodies to just keep saying, i know i can do it. i know i can do it. it is like the little train that could try to get over the mountain. i think i can. i think i can. i think i can. we have to keep telling ourself that we can never give up hope. we tell cancer patients the minute they give up hope, all of a sudden things start quickening, things move in on them and the disease becomes far more difficult to remove. glenn:...
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i mn, they may have been yemen airports but that was america at work. >> in nearly seven years the united states has been at warp in iraq, there's no al-qaeda influence in iraq or involvement in iraq. now we're at afghanistan where according to general jim jones and according to general david petraeus there are fewer than 100 al-qaeda agents in afghanistan. i mean, if it's a war against al-qaeda then it couldn't have been more misspent. our resources, our time, our sacrifices and our blood, than the war in iraq. >> for the record eight americans were killed at a c.i.a. base in afghanistan this week, suicide bombing. 24 people were killed in iraq in anbar province and the governor of the provinceas wounded this week, suicide bombing. u.n. is pulling its staff out of pakistan for security reasons. so now yemen which has an unemployment rate of 40% and is running out of oil and water, do we open up a third front in yemen? >> well, i'm like -- unlike a lot of americans, i've been in yemen, the capital of yemen. it's only nine years old as a republic. at the time i was there it was a divided c
i mn, they may have been yemen airports but that was america at work. >> in nearly seven years the united states has been at warp in iraq, there's no al-qaeda influence in iraq or involvement in iraq. now we're at afghanistan where according to general jim jones and according to general david petraeus there are fewer than 100 al-qaeda agents in afghanistan. i mean, if it's a war against al-qaeda then it couldn't have been more misspent. our resources, our time, our sacrifices and our...
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this, after a viewer of "america's most wanted" called in a tip. abc's todd connor has the latest. >> reporter: police arrested 35-year-old michael paul merhige. late saturday night. only an hour after the show "america's most wanted" profiled him for a fourth time. they believe he checked into a small hotel using a fake name about a week after the massacre. >> there was one entrance to the room. law enforcement officers made entry and found him inside. >> reporter: police say he was tasered and captured. as recently as even this weekend, volunteers and a relative handed out flyers in hopes that someone would recognize him and he would turn himself in. >> you have ruined your parents' lives. give yourself up, put an end to your misery. >> reporter: the arrest ends a five-week search. it was on thanksgiving night, shortly after sharing dinner with 16 relatives in florida that he allegedly shot and killed his pregnant sister and her twin, an aunt and a young cousin. >> he shot multiple people. i think he shot my 6-year-old daughter. >> we're on the w
this, after a viewer of "america's most wanted" called in a tip. abc's todd connor has the latest. >> reporter: police arrested 35-year-old michael paul merhige. late saturday night. only an hour after the show "america's most wanted" profiled him for a fourth time. they believe he checked into a small hotel using a fake name about a week after the massacre. >> there was one entrance to the room. law enforcement officers made entry and found him inside. >>...
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there is no clause in the constitution that says president obama can delegate the defense of america to a yemeni dictator. >> before we leave this morning i have to ask you finally about the cia deaths this week. you, of course, spent 20 years at the cia and you know what a great loss this is for the agency. how does this affect both morale and strategy? as the agency expands its role. >> i think it hurts morale to a certain extent, naturally, because of the deaths, but it hurts morale even more because one of the officers who got killed had arranged an operation in 1998 that would have killed or captured osama bin laden and mr. brennan was instrumental in preventing that operation from occurring. instead he said the americans should trust the saudis to take care of bin laden. so it's a painful -- it's a painful death, but more importantly it's a death that didn't need to occur had mr. clinton -- mr. brennan, george tenet and mr. berger have the courage to defend americans. >> i wish those gentlemen were here to de fend themselves. >> i would be delighted any e time to talk to them i
there is no clause in the constitution that says president obama can delegate the defense of america to a yemeni dictator. >> before we leave this morning i have to ask you finally about the cia deaths this week. you, of course, spent 20 years at the cia and you know what a great loss this is for the agency. how does this affect both morale and strategy? as the agency expands its role. >> i think it hurts morale to a certain extent, naturally, because of the deaths, but it hurts...
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both of whom wanted to transform america. and they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was -- succeeding a remarkable extent until he lost track of it in vietnam. if we look in july 1965, he's doing two things. he's -- hay has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through the act in just a -- writing about it in the become. it is marvelous to watch him get bill through the senate by vote. he does it. hay is signing the medicare bill. this is the same month, july 1965. and at the same time, in the next week, he's launching the first huge escalation secretly without telling the american people of the vietnam war. and what obama is -- as i see it, trying -- he has a vast vision for america as lyndon johnson did. and he's setting out to transform the country on many fronts. and i think it is going to be fascinating in world history and the history of this country to see if hay success saeds. >> you don't think that johnson -- you know, johnson overreached as -- failed because of an overreach of the great society. you th
both of whom wanted to transform america. and they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was -- succeeding a remarkable extent until he lost track of it in vietnam. if we look in july 1965, he's doing two things. he's -- hay has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through the act in just a -- writing about it in the become. it is marvelous to watch him get bill through the senate by vote. he does it. hay is signing the medicare...
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>>> from america's news headquarters, i'm maryland, maryland. a stern warn -- i'm mariann silbu ruffled. al-qaeda extremists are still busy trying to attack on american soil. in his weekly radio address, president obama vowed those behind the christmas day bombing attempt would be "held to account." it will be a frigid week for parts of the country. cold air settling across the eastern two thirds of the u.s. and heavy snow in store for northern new england, parts of ohio, pennsylvania and west virginia are also under winter weather advisory. ohio could see up to 12 inches arctic airlowed by and temperatures dropping into the teens. i'm marianne silbur. now, back to "geraldo at large." >> kimberly: i'm witnessing an airplane going down. its left wing. >> where? >> i'm in the bronc. i don't know where he is going to fall, though. oh, my god. >> that was just one of the many 911 calls that flooded new york city emergency services last january when u.s. airways flight 1549 crash landed in the hudson river. later we take a look at the miracle on the
>>> from america's news headquarters, i'm maryland, maryland. a stern warn -- i'm mariann silbu ruffled. al-qaeda extremists are still busy trying to attack on american soil. in his weekly radio address, president obama vowed those behind the christmas day bombing attempt would be "held to account." it will be a frigid week for parts of the country. cold air settling across the eastern two thirds of the u.s. and heavy snow in store for northern new england, parts of ohio,...
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demonstrated some problems with the vetting process with other nominees and i think it's important that america know what's at stake. so he can be brought up for a vote at any time. i'm not holding him up. >> let me ask you speaking of votes, the 2010 dhs appropriations measure which set aside $1 billion for explosive detection systems is something you voted against. you can tell us quickly why? >> well, unfortunately, it was another bill filled with wasteful earmarks and a lot of politics. the primary recommendation of the 9/11 commission and you just had its chairman on before, was to make sure that all of these intelligence agencies were speaking to each other. so this bill did not even address the primary recommendation of the 9/11 concerns. >> so you support the billion dollars for the detection devices? >> yes, i do, but i'm not going to be blackmailed in to voting for bills with thousands of earmarks and wasteful spending and bills that don't address the security concerns. so this bill actually allowed convicted felons to work in secure areas of our ports. this was something advocated by
demonstrated some problems with the vetting process with other nominees and i think it's important that america know what's at stake. so he can be brought up for a vote at any time. i'm not holding him up. >> let me ask you speaking of votes, the 2010 dhs appropriations measure which set aside $1 billion for explosive detection systems is something you voted against. you can tell us quickly why? >> well, unfortunately, it was another bill filled with wasteful earmarks and a lot of...
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hotel workers tipped them off saying they saw the suspect's picture on "america's most wanted" accused of kills his twin sister, aunt and a young cousin. >> it was a huge relief to know that the monster's in the cage. >> it's been an added stress, having this policem manhunt goig on. my mom and daughter are on my mind all day long. i wake up in tears. >> the suspect's car, a key part of the manhunt was found in the hotel parking lot. >>> the desperate search for two sisters who have been missing for several days now. local police are worried about the young girl's safety. >>> and the unexpected eruption that sent tourists and residents running for cover. >>> and a costly discovery in some bananas on their way to store shelves. dan? >>> brett favre and the vikings, mr. melvin, riting the ship in a very big way against the giants. the georgetown hoyas looking for a road win. >>> and maryland coming up huge on the hardwood. news4 at 6:00 continues. >>> tonight, no sign of two young girls missing from prince george's county. both sisters 14 and 11 years old disappeared almost a week ago. t
hotel workers tipped them off saying they saw the suspect's picture on "america's most wanted" accused of kills his twin sister, aunt and a young cousin. >> it was a huge relief to know that the monster's in the cage. >> it's been an added stress, having this policem manhunt goig on. my mom and daughter are on my mind all day long. i wake up in tears. >> the suspect's car, a key part of the manhunt was found in the hotel parking lot. >>> the desperate search...
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that's tomorrow on "good morning america." >>> that does it for "world news" on this sunday. i'm dan harris. for all of us here at abc thursday, thank you for watching, and good night.
that's tomorrow on "good morning america." >>> that does it for "world news" on this sunday. i'm dan harris. for all of us here at abc thursday, thank you for watching, and good night.
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that's tomorrow on "good morning america." >>> that does it for "world news" on this sunday. i'm dan harris. for all of us here at abc thursday, thank you for watching, and good night. they've been discovered to be life-enhancing. proven to have nourishing powers. and now you can get important nutrients... found in these special fruits in your water. introducing fruit 2o essentials water. with nutrients equal to 2 servings of fruit-- vitamins, minerals... and even a gram of fiber... in crystal, clear water. zero calories. 6 delicious flavors... each enriched with nutrients like its fruits. new fruit 2o essentials. the wonders of fruit. the refreshment of water.
that's tomorrow on "good morning america." >>> that does it for "world news" on this sunday. i'm dan harris. for all of us here at abc thursday, thank you for watching, and good night. they've been discovered to be life-enhancing. proven to have nourishing powers. and now you can get important nutrients... found in these special fruits in your water. introducing fruit 2o essentials water. with nutrients equal to 2 servings of fruit-- vitamins, minerals... and even a...
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sid: [laugh] ha ha, no, stop, stop. >>> from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne silbur. a man suspected of shooting four family members to death on thanksgiving in jupiter, florida, has been arrested in long key. the 35-year-old had been at subject of a massive man hunt. he is accused of killing his twin sisters, his aunt and a six-year-old cousin at a family gathering in jupiter. >>> a top official warning that al-qaeda and terrorists are still trying to launch an attack on american soil. they said the failed christmas' day attack is a sign they are testing u.s. defense is. president obama vowed that those behind the plane bombingw attempt will be heldoing dn. accountable. i'm marianne ailbur. now, back to "geraldo at large." many 911 calls that flooded new york city emergency services last january when u.s. airways flight 1549 crash landed in the hudson river. later we take a look at the miracle on the hudson as well as some of 2009's other amazing moments that were all caught on camera. welcome back to "geraldo at large." i'm kimberly guilfoyle filling in for geraldo
sid: [laugh] ha ha, no, stop, stop. >>> from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne silbur. a man suspected of shooting four family members to death on thanksgiving in jupiter, florida, has been arrested in long key. the 35-year-old had been at subject of a massive man hunt. he is accused of killing his twin sisters, his aunt and a six-year-old cousin at a family gathering in jupiter. >>> a top official warning that al-qaeda and terrorists are still trying to launch an...
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al-qaeda trained him and equipped him with the explosives and directed him to attack the plane headed for america. >> and the country of yemen taking center stage as the new battleground against terror. the mayor of boston wanting to block tankers from yemen from delivering liquidfied gas. but will it fly? >> just a proposal. the coast guard along with the maritime security committee is reviewing the proposal to establish what additional security procedures need be put in place. we are coordinating with the local, state and federal partners right now with all vessels from port to port of the united states, they submit a 96 hour notice of arrival and we do security checks and go through documentation and sometimes with physical boarding teams on the vessel. with liquidfied natural gas we do board the vessel and ensure that the documentation is in order and make sure that the people that are on the ship are supposed to be there. >> first, the latest into the investigation linking the failed bomber to al-qaeda. molly hennen berg has the details. >> president obama says yemen where 23-year-old umar f
al-qaeda trained him and equipped him with the explosives and directed him to attack the plane headed for america. >> and the country of yemen taking center stage as the new battleground against terror. the mayor of boston wanting to block tankers from yemen from delivering liquidfied gas. but will it fly? >> just a proposal. the coast guard along with the maritime security committee is reviewing the proposal to establish what additional security procedures need be put in place. we...
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both of whom wanted to transform america. they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was succeeding to a remarkable extent until he lost track of if in vietnam. july, 1965, he's doing two things. he has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through this act in a -- just writing about it in the book i have now -- it's marvelous to watch him get this bill through the senate vote by vote. he does it. he's signing the medicare bill. this is the same month. july 1965. at that same time in the next week he is launching the first huge escalation, secretly without telling the american people, of the vietnam war. obama is, as i see it -- he has a vast vision for america. as lyndon johnson did. and he's setting out to transform the country on many fronts, and i think it's going to be fascinating in world history and the history of this country to see if he succeeds or not. >> you don't think johnson, you know, johnson overreached or failed because of an overreach of the great society? you think it was all undone because of
both of whom wanted to transform america. they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was succeeding to a remarkable extent until he lost track of if in vietnam. july, 1965, he's doing two things. he has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through this act in a -- just writing about it in the book i have now -- it's marvelous to watch him get this bill through the senate vote by vote. he does it. he's signing the medicare bill....
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we have to apply the rule of law to those we detain both abroad and in america. i think the al qaeda threat is different from what it was on 9/11. i think it is extremely strong, especially in yemen. i'm glad the president decided to focus more assets on yemen. this is a global problem. we need a global counterterrorism strategy. as we fix the specific problem that allowed a 23-year-old nigerian kid to board a plane with the explosives, let's have a layered system that anticipated new problems. finally, there's a home grown terror problem in the united states. we have to understand it. we have to work against it more adroitly. as we do that, i think sit past time for the president to stand up, the privacy and civil liberties board that the four of us put in the 2004 intelligence reform act, that civil liberties board is responsible for doing something we must do. which is to factor in the protection of our constitution as we develop new and harder hitting policies against the bad guys trying to attack us domestically and internationally. >> let me ah ask about th
we have to apply the rule of law to those we detain both abroad and in america. i think the al qaeda threat is different from what it was on 9/11. i think it is extremely strong, especially in yemen. i'm glad the president decided to focus more assets on yemen. this is a global problem. we need a global counterterrorism strategy. as we fix the specific problem that allowed a 23-year-old nigerian kid to board a plane with the explosives, let's have a layered system that anticipated new problems....
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the national counterterrorism center warns that al qaeda continues to look for ways to attack america. this as the u.s. embassy in yemen closes due to terror threats and the president prepares to meet with his top security officials. >>> and winter wallop, from wind and waves to blankets of snow, the northeast is bearing the brunt of mother nature and more is expected. today, sunday, january 3rd, 2010. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and jenna wolfe. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a sunday morning. i'm lester holt. >> and i'm jenna wolfe. the arrest of paul merhige brings some closure to the family of the victims of that thanksgiving day massacre. >> while he was loose some of the family feared for their own lives thinking he might be seeking them out as well. now at least part of that nightmare is over thanks to a tip generated by "america's most wand." we'll have the latest including an interview with the parents of the youngest victim. >>> also as the president returns from his hawaiian vacation, he'll
the national counterterrorism center warns that al qaeda continues to look for ways to attack america. this as the u.s. embassy in yemen closes due to terror threats and the president prepares to meet with his top security officials. >>> and winter wallop, from wind and waves to blankets of snow, the northeast is bearing the brunt of mother nature and more is expected. today, sunday, january 3rd, 2010. >>> from nbc news, this is "today" with lester holt and jenna...
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even as we uphold the values that have always distinguished america among nations. >> chris: president obama in his saturday media address leaving no doubt he still considers the u.s. to be a nation at war. and it's time now for our sunday regulars. brit hume, fox news senior political analyst. contributor nina easton of fortune magazine. bill kristol of the weekly standard. and juan williams from national public radio. i want to pick up on the president's remarks. he declared that this is a nation at war. he said it appears that this young nigerian abdulmutallab joined al-qaeda, that he was trained, equipped and directed by them to attack the u.s. given all of that, brit, what do you make of the debate and what do you make of the decision to charge him as a criminal defendant and not as an enemy combatant? >> i don't think it was a decision made with the idea in mind that this is the best way to get information out of him. and that tells you something about this administration's priorities. the president spoke there about doing whatever it takes and then he said con analysis ta analys
even as we uphold the values that have always distinguished america among nations. >> chris: president obama in his saturday media address leaving no doubt he still considers the u.s. to be a nation at war. and it's time now for our sunday regulars. brit hume, fox news senior political analyst. contributor nina easton of fortune magazine. bill kristol of the weekly standard. and juan williams from national public radio. i want to pick up on the president's remarks. he declared that this...
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stay tuned for "football night in america" followed by "sunday night football." the bengals take on the jets. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. brian williams will be here tomorrow. for all of us here at nbc news, tomorrow. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
stay tuned for "football night in america" followed by "sunday night football." the bengals take on the jets. i'm lester holt reporting from new york. brian williams will be here tomorrow. for all of us here at nbc news, tomorrow. for all of us here at nbc news, good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
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joining us for our first show of 2010, jane hall professor of media and politics at america university and terry smith former correspondent for the news hour on pbs. the networks say they don't pay for interviews. when you buy something and happen to get the first sitdown, what is that? >> it's obviously more than a coincidence. it's nothing new. this is checkbook journalism. it has gone on for a long time. i would argue in this case cnn and others didn't get their money's worth. the pictures weren't very good. the interview wasn't very illuminating. it didn't add much. >> it was exclusive. >> exclusive. isn't that wonderful. i wish they had taken the $10,000 and spent it another way. >> cnn says there was no implicit or explicit quid pro quo. they say it was not more than $10,000. the network says it purchases news and photos on breaking news situations. they wind up with the first interview. >> you can't help but feel it diminishes the get. when you say cnn exclusive and don't disclose, as i don't think cnn did, that the man they're interviewing is also the man from whom they bought
joining us for our first show of 2010, jane hall professor of media and politics at america university and terry smith former correspondent for the news hour on pbs. the networks say they don't pay for interviews. when you buy something and happen to get the first sitdown, what is that? >> it's obviously more than a coincidence. it's nothing new. this is checkbook journalism. it has gone on for a long time. i would argue in this case cnn and others didn't get their money's worth. the...
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. >> this is the last new classical building built in america. it was built in the 1920's and 1930's. the architect got money for it, and it is a very attractive building. has become the symbol of the supreme court. one of the justices who did a lot of work on it did not want to leave the former chambers, the basis of the senate. he said if we leave these offices in the senate, no one will ever hear of us again. but he was wrong. brandeis said he would not come in here, because this building is so elaborate. and he was right. but over time it has become a symbol of the third branch of government, and the need for stability and rule of law, which is what america stands for. >> the building was opened in 1935. before moving here, the justices met in different chambers in the capital. first we hear from jim o'hara about the stories and characters behind to move to get the court its own home. >> chief justice taft was the dynamic force that made the supreme court building possible. he was a former president of the united states. he is the only presid
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whether they get it or not is hard to know. >> what does this mean for america? what does it mean for the world? we know what it means to the people in iran. >> what it means for americans is the rise of a civil rights movement, very similar to american civil rights movement, with which we can identify immediately. number one -- >> that's the reason why i -- >> number two is the change of the language, of violence in the region from suicide or homicidal violence into a civil rights movement which is constitutionally nonviolent. as a result, for martin luther king to gandhi has now become very relevant to this civil rights movement. and this is the reason that americans should pay attention. >> thank you, all, very much. we went four minutes long because it was such a great conversation. thank you so much. really glad to have you. happy new year to both of you. >> happy new year, too. thank you. >>> after all the warnings of the past week it seems impossible that airlines would drop the ball again on security but it did happen and we'll tell you why. >>> entering
whether they get it or not is hard to know. >> what does this mean for america? what does it mean for the world? we know what it means to the people in iran. >> what it means for americans is the rise of a civil rights movement, very similar to american civil rights movement, with which we can identify immediately. number one -- >> that's the reason why i -- >> number two is the change of the language, of violence in the region from suicide or homicidal violence into a...
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>> al qaeda is a unit that america defeated once in yemen. if the u.s. continues to go down the same road, it's going to get the same results. the u.s. is going to be fighting different incarnations of al qaeda in yemen every few years. >> just some of the guidance from some of our people here at cnn, some of our pentagon folks, some of the folks that were with the president saying, this is a significant development that general david petrais at this meeting he had with the president, and the discussion that he had with the president saying that this is a bit unusual and precedent setting and a much bigger deal than many people know that it is, if it is. do you agree with that? is this s is it a huge deal? >> well, david petrais last visited yemen in july of last year. i was in the country when he came. essentially he brought the message, look, the united states is giving you much more money now, and the united states wants to see a return on its money. essentially he pressed the president to take the fight to al qaeda. >> so now? >> he's coming back wit
>> al qaeda is a unit that america defeated once in yemen. if the u.s. continues to go down the same road, it's going to get the same results. the u.s. is going to be fighting different incarnations of al qaeda in yemen every few years. >> just some of the guidance from some of our people here at cnn, some of our pentagon folks, some of the folks that were with the president saying, this is a significant development that general david petrais at this meeting he had with the...
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they trained him, equipped him with those explosives and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> reporter: those words the strongest yet from president obama linking al qaeda and yemen to the failed attack. the president is also calling a high level meeting on tuesday with senior i were tell against and national security officials there. >>> there are a lot of moving parts to this picture. tuesday's meeting, general petraeus in yemen, the strong language from president obama. long standing history of al qaeda's activity in yemen dating back to the attack on the uss cole in 2000. so let's try to understand what's happening. peter bergen joins me now. tuesday's meeting, what will be on that agenda? >> obviously the question of what went wrong with the detroit bomber getting on the plane with the explosives. but in terms of yemen, i think it's significant that david petraeus was sent. there are a lot of other people you could send, the counter terrorism adviser has been to yemen, could you send the secretary of state, but you're sending a four star why not whose area of responsi
they trained him, equipped him with those explosives and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> reporter: those words the strongest yet from president obama linking al qaeda and yemen to the failed attack. the president is also calling a high level meeting on tuesday with senior i were tell against and national security officials there. >>> there are a lot of moving parts to this picture. tuesday's meeting, general petraeus in yemen, the strong language from...
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meet olivia rose, the baltimore newborn that is the first 2010 baby in america. the greater baltimore medical center has actually had three of the first new year's babies in the past six years. olivia's parents welcomed her into the world just four second after midnight. the new year's baby weighs in at 7 pounds 13.8 ounces, 20eu6r7b8gs long. a couple minutes later, joseph elliott came into the world. the son of james and aaron taylor was born at 12:03 in alexandria. little joseph has the title of first baby born in the washington region. and we give our congratulations to both families. >> yeah, that's nice for new year's. >> it is. >> they're coming into cold weather, however. take a look at the wind out there. we've got a wind advisory until 6:00 p.m., winds 45
meet olivia rose, the baltimore newborn that is the first 2010 baby in america. the greater baltimore medical center has actually had three of the first new year's babies in the past six years. olivia's parents welcomed her into the world just four second after midnight. the new year's baby weighs in at 7 pounds 13.8 ounces, 20eu6r7b8gs long. a couple minutes later, joseph elliott came into the world. the son of james and aaron taylor was born at 12:03 in alexandria. little joseph has the title...
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what defined america has been even the most daunting dif can cullties. in the new year we can be filled with new hope and optimism that our greatest challenges will be met, better days are ahead and in the difficult times we will persevere as we always have. >> president obama says he expects a final report on the bombing investigation from his advisors in the coming days. julie? >> julie: molly henneberg in washington, thank you very much. as the u.s. renews the counterterrorism effort in yemen, the failed attack put a spotlight on umar farouk abdulmutallab's homeland of nigeria. it's a country not generally associated with extremism and even the suspect's own father reported his son's suspicious activity to the united states. so what led umar farouk abdulmutallab to radical islam? contact and reaction from nigeria coming uppen up on thex report." we're looking into security lapse at one of the busiest airports. this oversight coming days before the failed plot to take down delta flight 253. the tsa launching an internal investigation after a security c
what defined america has been even the most daunting dif can cullties. in the new year we can be filled with new hope and optimism that our greatest challenges will be met, better days are ahead and in the difficult times we will persevere as we always have. >> president obama says he expects a final report on the bombing investigation from his advisors in the coming days. julie? >> julie: molly henneberg in washington, thank you very much. as the u.s. renews the counterterrorism...
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, trained him, equipped him with those explosives, and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> reporter: the president says that the suspect, umar farouk abdulmutallab made his al qaeda contacts and received his training in yemen, a country recked by poverty and an ongoing civil war, now fertile ground strongholds in afghanistan and elsewhere. >> there's really a de facto safe haven for islamic terrorists and the yemeni government is almost powerless to stop them from operating. >> reporter: after getting initial reports earlier this week, mr. obama has called a face-to-face meeting with top officials, set for tuesday at the white house. among the attendees, director of national intelligence, dennis blair. homeland security secretary, janet napolitano, as well as leaders of the tsa and the national counterterrorism center, all formed in the wake of 9/11 attacks and all created to avoid just the kind of human and systemic failures that almost led to añju)áuspj catastrophe in the skies over detroit. >> they should all be in the hot seat. i mean, this is ludicrous. i think t
, trained him, equipped him with those explosives, and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> reporter: the president says that the suspect, umar farouk abdulmutallab made his al qaeda contacts and received his training in yemen, a country recked by poverty and an ongoing civil war, now fertile ground strongholds in afghanistan and elsewhere. >> there's really a de facto safe haven for islamic terrorists and the yemeni government is almost powerless to stop them...
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it is one of america's most heated high school football game rivalries. the state liners from phillipsburg high school and'ston easton high school. in 1993 bruce was one of the players from the team. >> i was a defensive player of this game. i had a big stop at the goal line that presented them from scores in the first half. >> the game ended in a 7-7 tie. while it was an unexpected showing from the phillipsburg team, the players left the field frustrated after not having a win. >> i didn't know how to feel about not being on top. i didn't want it to end like that. >> fast forward 15 years. gatorade is organizing a replay. same players, same field, same rivalry. 10,000 tickets sold between the two communities in a matter of 90 minutes. now a family man in his early 30s, bruce weighed 302 pounds and was taking medication for high blood pressure and cholesterol. not wanting to let his teammates down, bruce decided to do whatever it took to get ready for the game. >> basically, i would work out an hour and a half in the morning, do my cardio, then i would go
it is one of america's most heated high school football game rivalries. the state liners from phillipsburg high school and'ston easton high school. in 1993 bruce was one of the players from the team. >> i was a defensive player of this game. i had a big stop at the goal line that presented them from scores in the first half. >> the game ended in a 7-7 tie. while it was an unexpected showing from the phillipsburg team, the players left the field frustrated after not having a win....
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last night after watching "america's most wanted" someone called the police and led them to a florida keys motel room. >> this is a weight lifted off of our shoulders obviously by making this apprehension. now i can tell you this family is safe and give them peace and let them get on with their healing process. >> reporter: this family described merhige as brilliant but unstable and said during the shootings he announced he had waited 20 years to do that. now they and people around here can know that paul merhige is finally in custody, david. >> nbc's michelle kosinski in miami, thanks for the report. >>> and california, a roof collapse has left two firefighters hospitalized this morning. the two were on the roof of the burning home in modesto when it collapsed, dropping them into the flames. their injuries are said to be extensive. a woman and her two children living in the home escaped without injuries. >> i felt so bad. i felt so bad for them. i just want to apologize to them and their family. i hope they're eokay. >> the woman says she tried to refill a generator with gas and ende
last night after watching "america's most wanted" someone called the police and led them to a florida keys motel room. >> this is a weight lifted off of our shoulders obviously by making this apprehension. now i can tell you this family is safe and give them peace and let them get on with their healing process. >> reporter: this family described merhige as brilliant but unstable and said during the shootings he announced he had waited 20 years to do that. now they and...
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providing security assistance, it is america providing leadership and convincing yemen's neighbors, particularly arab states, saudi arabia and kuwait, and the arab league, to lead this particular effort to prevent the collapse of the yemen into being failed state. >> not yet failed. all right. we appreciate. so much more to learn about yemen. thank you for the discussion. >>> president obama, by the way, returning to washington this week. cnn's senior white house official ed henry has been traveling with the president in hawaii where the president is winding up his vacation. ed, wow. we know -- obviously, the president has a lot on his plate and as soon as he touches down in washington, what is priority number one? >> well, clearly, it is protecting the u.s. homeland. that's why we are seeing a very aggressive action when john brennan the president's homeland security adviser, was on the sunday talk shows today, outlining, you know, clearly shutting down at least temporarily the u.s. embassy in yemen because of threats there. beefing up transportation security. making sure that plan
providing security assistance, it is america providing leadership and convincing yemen's neighbors, particularly arab states, saudi arabia and kuwait, and the arab league, to lead this particular effort to prevent the collapse of the yemen into being failed state. >> not yet failed. all right. we appreciate. so much more to learn about yemen. thank you for the discussion. >>> president obama, by the way, returning to washington this week. cnn's senior white house official ed...
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escape, was carefully planned but he was still driving that car when finally a citizen was watching "america's most wanted," recognized it and sent police to him, a motel room in the middle of the florida keys. but for over five weeks he was able to escape and evade any kind of notice, even being in the same area where people and especially his family had lived in fear. >> i'm really happy that the monster's in a cage. we've been under 24-hour, seven-day-a-week protection and needless to say, we haven't been sleeping real well. so now we're -- we can begin the process of mourning and grieving the loss of my daughter and my wife's mother and the cousins. >> reporter: this family had described merhige as brilliant but unstable and that he was taking several medications, including antianxiety drugs. they said that during the shooting he announced that he had been waiting for 20 years to do that. now they, and people in this area -- because for so long no one knew where he was or what he might be planning -- they can at least know that he is in police custody, david. >> nbc's michelle kosinski in
escape, was carefully planned but he was still driving that car when finally a citizen was watching "america's most wanted," recognized it and sent police to him, a motel room in the middle of the florida keys. but for over five weeks he was able to escape and evade any kind of notice, even being in the same area where people and especially his family had lived in fear. >> i'm really happy that the monster's in a cage. we've been under 24-hour, seven-day-a-week protection and...
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moat tell's opener recognized merhige from an he had sewed of "america's most wanted". >>> new video and strong words in iran today adding to the political powder keg there. this is amateur video. take a look. this video is believed to be from weekend's bloody threat, street battles that left eight opposition protesters dead. government official also been saying that no guns were used but this appears to show a man in black firing several shots and new today, iran's interior minister threatened to take a harder line, saying police are under orders to show no leniency to protesters. this comes one day after opposition leader mir hossein moussavi said he is willing to die for his cause. >> free press for iran. no more justice. >> human rights, democracy and freedom of the press, deet manneds of iranian protesters are being brought to president obama's doorstep. about 100 people rallied just outside the white house today and they say the world is looking for answers from president obama. >> if obama doesn't speak up and condemn more strongly his human rights violation and lend his suppo
moat tell's opener recognized merhige from an he had sewed of "america's most wanted". >>> new video and strong words in iran today adding to the political powder keg there. this is amateur video. take a look. this video is believed to be from weekend's bloody threat, street battles that left eight opposition protesters dead. government official also been saying that no guns were used but this appears to show a man in black firing several shots and new today, iran's interior...
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you can log on-line for more information at new america dot net. a link available to c-span dot o'n org. texas call. caller: good morning. i got four sons. and three different universities and one in junior college. if i had a professional i would pull them out. they walk around like a sack over their head like nothing going to happen to this country. that's like having a bandit outside your house and opening the door. i don't know why everyone is so against israel. the only way is to get independent on oil in our own country that will hurt those countries. that's all i got to say. guest: um... you know, i don't consider myself antiisraeli. i don't think i've said anything this morning that can be construed as antiisraeli in any way. i understand certainly you're not the first person to suggest that the united states could be energy independent that we could basically extra kate from dealing with the problems in the middle east but i think frankly energy independence is an illusion or myth. we can't do it. so, i think, you know we're going to be in
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now america has to suffer because this man didn't do his job. whoever didn't do their job ought to be fired, yeah. but it should be accountability at the top first with the people who are in charge of keeping us safe. david, i couldn't agree with you more. >> eleanor clift, by every indication there was plenty of intelligence that was available, that the problem came and that these systems that were supposed to have been put in place after 9/11 to better be able to sift through the intelligence, analyze it and bring it all together for whatever reason that didn't happen. what do you make of it? >> right. as the president put it, it is human failure and systemic failure. i think the humans looked at the report from the father of the underwear bomber as a missing person and weren't jolted enough to think he might and security risk. then the system breaks down in a number of places. but we cannot detect plastic explosives with the routine screening equipment that we have. that means going to these full-body scanners. there's been some resistance to
now america has to suffer because this man didn't do his job. whoever didn't do their job ought to be fired, yeah. but it should be accountability at the top first with the people who are in charge of keeping us safe. david, i couldn't agree with you more. >> eleanor clift, by every indication there was plenty of intelligence that was available, that the problem came and that these systems that were supposed to have been put in place after 9/11 to better be able to sift through the...
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somebody watching "america's most wanted" apparently recognized the car. it was at a motel in the middle of the florida keys. that's where police arrested him. >> there is a weight lifted off our shoulders obviously by making this apprehension. now i can stand before you and tell you that this family is safe, we can give them a little peace and let them get on with their healing process. >> reporter: this was terrifying. the family, they live in several homes within this area of south florida. every now and then there would be a supposed sighting of paul merhige around one of those residences causing some panic in the area. and especially for this family. they were living with 24-hour security in at least one location, some of the family members had armed themselves. nobody knew where this man was, what his next plan would be, or if he would come back and try to harm other family members. his family said that during the attack he announced that he had waited 20 years to do this. they described him as a brilliant young man. he is 35 years old but said that
somebody watching "america's most wanted" apparently recognized the car. it was at a motel in the middle of the florida keys. that's where police arrested him. >> there is a weight lifted off our shoulders obviously by making this apprehension. now i can stand before you and tell you that this family is safe, we can give them a little peace and let them get on with their healing process. >> reporter: this was terrifying. the family, they live in several homes within this...
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. >> merhige was captured when a viewer of "america's most wanted" recognized him and his car. >>> a woman is resting at her parent's house after authorities say she escaped from her ex-fiancee. dennis cox kidnapped julie ann kilgore in colorado tuesday. three days later she, escaped while they were at a wyoming hotel. cox fled back to colorado and was killed in a shoot-out with police. >> he had a pistol and he was holding it to his head and they were yelling drop the gun. >> kilgore's father said his daughter broke off the engagement with cox last sunday. >>> mexican police say they've captured the head of a notorious drug cartel. carlos beltran leva was arrested wednesday. authorities say leva was taken into custody after he showed a fake driver's license with an alias they knew he'd been using. his arrest comes a week after his brother arturo was killed in a shoot-out outside mexico city. >>> iran has issued an ultimatum over its nuclear program. it's threatening to enrich nuclear fuel on its own. if the west is not renegotiate a u.n.-backed deal by the end of january. this deman
. >> merhige was captured when a viewer of "america's most wanted" recognized him and his car. >>> a woman is resting at her parent's house after authorities say she escaped from her ex-fiancee. dennis cox kidnapped julie ann kilgore in colorado tuesday. three days later she, escaped while they were at a wyoming hotel. cox fled back to colorado and was killed in a shoot-out with police. >> he had a pistol and he was holding it to his head and they were yelling...
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police credit the tv show ""america's most wanted" for the. i. >>> a virginia teen is dead this morning after leading police on a high-speed car chase. police tried to pull over colby eppard for taking a man's truck without permission. he ran away then stole a deputy's car. virginia police went after him. during the high-speed chase eppard taunted authorities through the police radio. >>> the teenager crashed the police car, got out then started firing at officers and deputies. police fired back and killed him. all the officers are on paid leave. investigators are still trying to fugue out why the teenager started shooting. >>> 6:37 is the time. 17 degrees. coming up. president obama is taking a break. not going as he planned. why the commander in chief may need a vacation from a vacation. a dog falls into >>> president obama is winding down his 10 day hawaiian acceleration. probably wasn't as restful as he hoped. first the attack on northwest flight 253. death of seven cia employees in afghanistan. while the first family enjoyed some downtown
police credit the tv show ""america's most wanted" for the. i. >>> a virginia teen is dead this morning after leading police on a high-speed car chase. police tried to pull over colby eppard for taking a man's truck without permission. he ran away then stole a deputy's car. virginia police went after him. during the high-speed chase eppard taunted authorities through the police radio. >>> the teenager crashed the police car, got out then started firing at...
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each allows a person to stay in america for a different period of time. you need to show strong ties to your country of origin as proof you will return home. more than 650,000 foreign students attended u.s. colleges and universities last year. temporary worker visas like the h1b permit a three-year stay with roughly 100,000 issued per year. the most common tourist or business visas allow a six-month stay. immigrant looking to become a permanent u.s. resident. those applicants need sponsors like an american relative or u.s. employer. the u.s. state department can deny a visa to individuals with criminal records, certain diseases, or suspected terrorists. the alleged detroit bomber already had a visa but some critics say the process needs to work better to keep the bad guys out. and that includes revoking or flagging a visa holder for secondary screening. >> the chain is as strong as its weakest link. it starts with gathering intelligence. next it's the dissemination of intelligence. next it's acting on the intelligence. both at embassies and at ports of en
each allows a person to stay in america for a different period of time. you need to show strong ties to your country of origin as proof you will return home. more than 650,000 foreign students attended u.s. colleges and universities last year. temporary worker visas like the h1b permit a three-year stay with roughly 100,000 issued per year. the most common tourist or business visas allow a six-month stay. immigrant looking to become a permanent u.s. resident. those applicants need sponsors like...
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you can log on-line for more information at new america dot net. a link available to c-span dot o'n org. texas call. caller: good morning. i got four sons. and three different universities and one in junior college. if i had a professional i would pull them out. they walk around like a sack over their head like nothing going to happen to this country. that's like having a bandit outside your house and opening the door. i don't know why everyone is so against israel. the only way is to get independent on oil in our own country that will hurt those countries. that's all i got to say. guest: um... you know, i don't consider myself antiisraeli. i don't think i've said anything this morning that can be construed as antiisraeli in any way. i understand certainly you're not the first person to suggest that the united states could be energy independent that we could basically extra kate from dealing with the problems in the middle east but i think frankly energy independence is an illusion or myth. we can't do it. so, i think, you know we're going to be in
you can log on-line for more information at new america dot net. a link available to c-span dot o'n org. texas call. caller: good morning. i got four sons. and three different universities and one in junior college. if i had a professional i would pull them out. they walk around like a sack over their head like nothing going to happen to this country. that's like having a bandit outside your house and opening the door. i don't know why everyone is so against israel. the only way is to get...